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January 28, 2018-Meeting Minutes

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ATLANTA JUNG SOCIETY ANNUAL BOARD MEETING

Date and Time:  Sunday January 28, 2018 1-6 PM

Location:  Cathy Shepherd’s House

1:25 PM Meeting called to order

  1. Z brought an image to start the meeting
  2. We did a team building exercise, drew archetype cards, and participated in a ritual.

Archetypes cards that were drawn: Gossip (Z), Companion (Deb), Gambler (Deborah), Addict (Bill), Storyteller (Mahshid), Warrior (Van), Prince (Peggy), Alchemist (Karen), Trickster (Bob), and Goddess (Cathy)

APPROVAL OF OCTOBER BOARD MEETING MINUTES (Karen)

  1. Deborah asked that we add: “Motion passed to have separate prices for the lecture and workshop.”
  2. Minutes were approved.

TREASURER’S REPORT (Don)

  1. Don hi-lighted a couple things on the Budget report:
    1. There were 126 renewals at the end of 2017.
    2. We made budget for Hollis.
    3. JSA made $4,844 on books last year.  Don proposed that this is a good reason to keep books for 2018.
    4. Media sales will be close to 0 in 2018.
    5. The final newsletter was not sent in 2017.  So only three were printed in 2017.  There are normally four.
    6. Publicity we spent $455 on Social Media (for Meet Up and Facebook).
    7. 8420- Accounting- We had planned to outsource this, but did not.
    8. We ended with a $837 net income.  In the black!!
  2. Total in Vanguard: $41,546.73 and total in Wells Fargo Account $21,012
  3. Treasurer’s report was approved.

BUDGET (Don)

  1. Don hi-lighted a few things on the report:
    1. He estimated 60 or so new members to come up with the expected income for dues.
    2. Estimated $3,190 for event fee income for February, April, and October.  Don asked if he should bring this down.  We agreed to leave it as is.
    3. Don noticed he forgot to add an item if he wanted to outsource the Accounting (8420).  We agreed to budget $1,200.
      1. Cathy suggested Don could help with treasurer duties.
  2. Budget report was approved.  Amendments may be added throughout the meeting.
  3. Don will add Budget item for Meet Up expense

FRONT DESK REGISTRATION (Peggy)

  1. Good coverage for the past few meetings.
  2. February volunteers for front desk: Karen, McAllison, Van for CEUs, and Cathy if needed
  3. Check to see if Jayden and Jennifer are available

PROGRAMS (Deborah and Cathy)

* Deborah asked that we keep the speaker costs confidential.  She works hard to get these rates, so does not want them publicized. *

  1. January 20
    William Walker, DMin
    Jung’s Theory of Complexes
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350

  1. February 16-17
    David Solem
    Weaving and Unravelling our Shrouds: Encountering Exile as a Complex in Psyche
    Friday 7:30 p.m.-10:00
    Self-Exile and the Soul: Exploring our Personal Exile Story
    Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00

$1500 + Travel + Food + Two Night lodging

Introduction: Karen

Airport to Hotel: Karen

Group Dinner in Sandy Springs: Joy Thai / Brooklyn Café as backup

The Followers : A retelling of The Bacchae (February 3-25, 2018) You can get tickets online.  Code JUNGIAN gives a discount.  Talk back is February 18.

Deborah will send out an email about this event. JSA is supporting this event.

Bill will put this on Meet Up.

  1. March 17
    Honora Foah
    Mr. and Mrs. Hades
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350

Introduction: Bill

  1. April 20-21
    Becca Tarnas, PhD
    The Synchronicity of the Two Red Books: Jung Tolkien and the Imaginal Realm
    Friday 7:30 p.m.-10:00
    Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00

$1500 + Travel + Food + Two Night lodging

Introduction: Cathy

Deborah will ask if she will stay at Cathy’s

  1. May 19
    TBD
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

People gave feedback to Cathy that they want to have a social gathering.  Deborah proposed watching a movie, dream circle, doing a potluck, art exhibit, or drumming.

  1. June 16
    Jutta von Buchholtz, PhD
    Searching for the Father in Myths and Fairy Tales
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350

  1. July 21
    Jerry Wright, DMin
    Reimaging God and Religion from a Jungian Perspective
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350+ travel

  1. August 18
    Catherine Meeks, PhD
    Desolation, Invention and Bearing Witness to Hope
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350

  1. September 15
    Joe McFadden
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$350+ travel

  1. October 19-20
    Tina Stromsted, PhD
    Coming Home to the Body: Healing the Body/Psyche/Soul Split through Conscious Embodiment
    Friday 7:30 p.m.-10:00
    Dreams, the Body, and the Dance of Three
    Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00

$1500 + Travel + Food + Two Night lodging

  1. November 10
    Pete Williams, PhD
    Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Discovering our Inner Instinctual Selves Including Dreams
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00
  2. December 7-8
    James Hollis, PhD
    Friday 7:30-10:00
    Saturday 7:30 p.m.-10:00

$2000 + Travel + Food + Two Night lodging

FEES (Deborah)

  1. Deborah asked if we should increase the fees per event.  We voted against this and will keep it the same for now.

PUBLICITY (Cathy)

  1. Cathy took over sending everything to the Council of Churches.  She has also sent letters to St. Phillips and other churches around the area.
  2. Cathy asked if Bill could talk to Honora to send the March and April info to the Mythic Imagination Institute.
  3. Cathy said NPR charges $2,000/year to put our name on the Atlanta Planet site.  Four times a year, we could get a visual.
  4. Cathy is going to look into the Georgia Public Television telethon.  We could wear Jung t-shirts to advertise.
  5. We have a new member who is a graphic artist.  Cathy asked him to create a logo, and he did.  We may try to have him rework it with a butterfly.

BOOKS AND CD’s (Deb)

  1. Deb said they are in the process of handing these tasks over to Bill Bridges.
  2. Deb spoke to Chiron.  They are now giving us a 40% discount.
  3. Deborah said she would email Deb Steve’s information for the books.  He had said to call his office number with a message of what we want. 
  4. Order Jerry Wright ‘s new book, Reimagining God and Religion (Available Feb 1)
  5. Bill will do an inventory of the books next meeting.

MEDIA/ SOCIAL MEDIA/ FACEBOOK (Bill)

  1. Bill is taking over the purchasing of media and books.
  2. Bill asked this be added to the same section as Books and CDs.  Don agreed we could do this.
  3. Van showed the WWJD (What Would Jung Do?) T-shirts.  She will ask the man she got the shirts from how we could advertise these at the meeting.
  4. Don will email Bill the image so he can then advertise on Facebook and Meet Up.

NEWSLETTER/ WEB (Don)

  1. Deborah suggested that that with help from Jennifer, Karen, and Bill, we will pair down the newsletter and do it three times a year. We voted to pass this motion.
  2. Don said he would try to get the newsletter out in the next two weeks.
  3. Karen will reach out to Jennifer to ask if she would be willing to volunteer to help with this.

NAME TAGS

  1. Peggy volunteered to bring the plastic cases for the name tags.
  2. Cathy suggested writing on the white board at the front desk to tell people if they join tonight, they will have a name tag for March.
  3. We agreed to make new name tags for 2018 after the February meeting.
  4. Don showed the label maker he has, and we can make name tags as needed.

ADVISORY BOARD (Cathy)

  1. Cathy asked if we need to look at moving people off.  No response.
  2. Jeremy, who is deceased, was taken off.

JUNG PHONE LINE (Deb)

  1. Deb reported feeling afraid that things were “falling through the cracks” on the day of the lectures.  Don assured her that he was very aware of emails and phone calls on the day of, so this was taken care of.

MAILBOX

  1. Cathy reports that this is now $107 for three months.  Cathy said we could go smaller for $99 for three months or smaller for $56 for three months.
  2. Don said we have to have a mailing address for a non-profit.  He also mentioned that our address has been the same for a long time, and its in numerous places, so it would be difficult to change it.
  3. We passed keeping the same mailbox.

VOLUNTEERS (Z)

  1. Z suggested that we ask for volunteers at our next group meeting.  Board agreed.  We came up with a list of potential tasks: packing and unpacking books, name tags, front desk, library, drop off postcards, and newsletter.

HOSPITALITY (Mahshid)

  1. Things have been going well.  Mahshid needs to check her calendar to see what dates she is going to be available this year.  Z offered to keep texting.

LIBRARY (Peggy)

  1. Many books are out.  We need to go over there and call people who have overdue books.
  2. Future needs: Someone to do the computer at the library

OLD BUSINESS (Don)

  1. Don is still looking at ways to improve the online instructions to download audio to the phone.

Adjourned at 5:49 PM

Next meeting is going to be April 29, 2018 (2-5 PM).  Cathy is going to ask if we can meet at the LINK Counseling Center.

ATTENDANCE

Z Gilman, President

Peggy Sorrells, Vice President

Karen Hebert, Secretary

Don Huntley, Treasurer, A/V Coordinator, Newsletter Editor, Website, Postcards, Emails

Cathy Shepherd, Publicity, Member Programming Committee, LINK Counseling Center Liaison

Deborah Huntley, Chair of Programming Committee, Sandy Springs Christian Church Liaison, Helps with Newsletter

Deb Herberger, Bookstore and Phone

Bill Bridges, Media / Facebook Publicity Coordinator

Mahshid Irvani, Hospitality

Van Waddy, CEU Coordinator

Bob White, Bookstore

Not in Attendance:

Jennifer Hayes, Membership, Front Desk Registration

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